Now...
I've used computers for many years... as a general rule I'mpretty proficient with them. Throw me a few pieces and I'll throw youback something that works
Ido have once huge deficiency in my knowledge - networking. I'm utterlyclueless. Completely. Think of me as mentally handicapped.
I'm 19.College really isn't for me. I'm looking into getting some certs (CCNAlooks interesting in particular.) That being said - I'd like to startmessing around with some network related things on my own.But before I get started I decided to field a few questions to you guys because, simply put, you know what you're doing.Now, forgive me if these are utterly retarded and uninformed. Like I said... I'm clueless.My plan is to throw together a couple more computers, snag a router, and tie them all together.

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jarends -" You're right. I do plan on doing that sometime. At the moment I lack a car, so it's a bit difficult."
Not to mention that you can't exactly do as you please to a corporate network
"Oh, I'm sorry sir. I just wanted to see how this router would work with the Be machine."
But your advice is sound.

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jarends- "Lack of a car shouldn't stop you. Do you expect your parents to buy you one?"

Of course not.
WhatI meant by that is that I live in the middle of a pretty nothing town.It has a speedway, 100 liquor stores, and a couple thousand people.That's about it. There are really no job oppurtunities like that aroundhere. That's why I say I'll get to that eventually. Once I have themeans to traverse vast distances I should have a car fairly soon, though. Then I'll start looking in the towns around here for a help desk-esque job. Though, I can't really think of any places off the top of my head that would have possitions like that open.
But you never know